Wall hanger



J. LALLY WALL HANGER Utt. 30 1923.

Filed Jan, 19. 1925 INV N TOR %,A@ 7 Mafia? UNITED tracer JOHN LALLY, OFBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WALL HANGER.

Application filed January 19, 1923. Serial No. 613,666.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN LALLY, a citizen of the United States, residingat Boston, in the county of Sufiolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall Hangers, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invent-ion relates to hangers intended to carry joists on brick ormasonry walls. It is my object to produce a hanger of rolled stock whichcan 'be made up in quantities and carried to the building ready for useand which will have the maximum carrying capacity with the minimum ofmaterial.

In the drawing Fig. l is a side view of my hanger carrying a joist; Fig.2 an end View of the structure of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 a View of amodified form of hanger, partly in section.

The complete hanger comprises a pair of pieces of inverted T-beam 1 and2 and a depending stirrup preferably formed of round rolled stock andhaving a bottom bar 3 carrying the joist a, side bars H between whichthe joist lies and top bars 55. The side bars 4.-& are bent outwardlynear their hottoms and the bend between a side bar and its top bar issubstantially a right angle. The top edge of the web of a T-beam iswelded to a top bar of the stirrup and the end edge of the web of theT-beam is welded to the right-angled portion of a side bar. The otherpiece of T-beam is likewise welded to a top and sidebar thus producing aunitary hanger with a broad, flat lower face formed of the head of theT-beam ready to be built into or laid on a masonry wall.

This construction raises the right-angled bend in the side bar so farabove the point of load that it does not pull down on the outside cornerof the brick or masonry as would be the case if only a flat plate wereused with the bend resting on it. As the major portions of the side barsare vertical dangerous pulling out strains are avoided and a pullingdown strain is produced. The hanger is also easily set as it liesclosely against the side of the wall.

Where narrow joists are used, the form shown in Fig. 3 may be employedwherein the inverted T-beam pieces are set with edges of their headstouching and welded together at 6. By using T-beams with wide heads thisconstruction may also be used with wide joists.

In use the hanger is built into the wall and a joist having a bearingplate 7 secured to its under side is set in the hanger with the bottombar 3 under the plate to avoid cutting the joists. Stops 8-8 of anysuitable form may be driven into the joists at the bends in the sidebars 4-4: to prevent the vertical port-ions of the side bars pullingaway from the wall.

By this construction adequate bearing surface is provided on the hangerwhere it contacts with the wall to properly distribute the load andprevent breaking out of the wall under load.

I claim 1. A hanger for masonry walls comprising a pair of rolledsections having a bearing face adapted to be built into a wall, astirrup composed of a bottom bar adapted to carry ajoist, side barsbetween which a joist is adapted to lie and top bars Welded to therolled sections.

2. A hanger for masonry walls comprising a pair of rolled sectionshaving a flat bearing face adapted to be built into a wall, a stirrupcomposed of a bottom bar adapted to carry a joist, side bars betweenwhich a joist is adapted to lie and top bars, the top and side barsbeing welded to the rolled sections.

3. A hanger for masonry walls comprising a pair of inverted T-beamsadapted to be built into a wall, a stirrup composed of a bottom baradapted to carry a joist, side bars between which a joist is adapted tolie and top bars welded to the top edges of the webs of the T-beams.

4. A hanger for masonry walls comprising a pair of inverted T-beamsadapted to be built into a wall, a stirrup composed of a bottom baradapted to carry a oist, side bars between which a joist is adapted tolie and top bars welded to the top edges of the T- beams, the side barsbeing welded to the end edges of the webs of the T-beams.

5. A hanger for masonry walls comprising a pair of inverted T-beams withthe edges of the heads welded together, a stirrup com posed of a bottombar adapted to carry a joist, side bars between which a joist is adaptedto lie and top bars, the stirrup being welded to the T-beams.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

JOHN LALLY.

